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Proportion of deaths co-involving methamphetamine and heroin or fentanyl peaked at 61.2 percent in 2021 Methamphetamine-related mortality increased 50-fold from 1999 to 2021, and the proportion of deaths co-involving heroin or fentanyl also increased, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the American Journal of Public Health. Rachel A. Hoopsick, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the...

Shigella is easily spread, and limited treatment options exist for patients infected with XDR strains Public health officials are warning about an increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacteria Shigella. About 5 percent of Shigella infections reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year were caused by the drug-resistant XDR strain. That compares to 0...

Findings show it is effective and feasible to combine cardiac nurse-led cognitive-behavioral therapy with cardiac rehab. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provided by cardiac nurses in conjunction with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) cuts anxiety and depression symptoms in heart patients, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the European Heart Journal. Annette Holdgaard, from Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg...

Findings seen for both chronic migraine and high-frequency episodic migraine patients based on pain-free state The presence or absence of nonictal allodynia can be used to identify migraine sufferers who will likely respond to galcanezumab, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Cephalalgia. Sait Ashina, M.D., from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

Recall was announced out of an abundance of caution; no illnesses have been reported in connection with the formula Another brand of baby formula is facing a recall. Formula manufacturer Reckitt recalled 145,000 cans of Enfamil ProSobee formula on Monday because of possible cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. The safety issue “was linked to a material...

Key Takeaways Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will discuss over-the-counter purchase of a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose The spray — generic naloxone hydrochloride — can already be obtained without a prescription, but currently buyers must get it from a pharmacist Experts say removing that requirement could remove some...

Key Takeaways The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is continuing a 30-year push to reduce exposure to lead and other contaminants in food It has proposed lowering allowable levels of lead in foods meant for infants and children under 2 years of age The move is part of a program called Closer to Zero The...

Decrease seen in rate and percentage of emergency department visits with opioid prescribed at discharge from 2017-2018 to 2019-2020   From 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, there has been a decrease in opioid prescribing at discharge from the emergency department, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National...

Antivirals including tecovirimat, cidofovir, brincidofovir, trifluridine, and vaccinia immune globulin, have been utilized to treat human monkeypox virus infection (MPXV), according to the first systematic study of the topic. The most widely utilized of these is tecovirimat, which has proven beneficial with no significant safety risks. The World Health Organization recently designated the human monkeypox...